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gross - Dictionary definition and meaning for gross

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  • (noun) the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

    synonyms : receipts , revenue
  • (noun) twelve dozen

    synonyms : 144
  • (verb) earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

  • (adj.) before any deductions

    "gross income"

  • (adj.) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

    "a crying shame", "an egregious lie", "flagrant violation of human rights", "a glaring error", "gross ineptitude", "gross injustice", "rank treachery"

    synonyms : crying , egregious , flagrant , glaring , rank

    It was a shameful, egregious error on my part and there's nothing I can do to make it better. -added by Administrator

    gross
    -tagged by Administrator
    egregious violation of of child labor laws
  • (adj.) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

    "coarse language", "a crude joke", "crude behavior", "an earthy sense of humor", "a revoltingly gross expletive", "a vulgar gesture", "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

    synonyms : crude , earthy , vulgar
  • (adj.) repellently fat

    "a bald porcine old man"

    synonyms : porcine
  • (adj.) lacking fine distinctions or detail

    "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"

  • (adj.) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

    "an arrant fool", "a complete coward", "a consummate fool", "a double-dyed villain", "gross negligence", "a perfect idiot", "pure folly", "what a sodding mess", "stark staring mad", "a thoroughgoing villain", "utter nonsense", "the unadulterated truth"

    synonyms : arrant , complete , consummate , double-dyed , everlasting , perfect , pure , sodding , staring , stark , thoroughgoing , unadulterated , utter

    He's a consummate fool. -added by naila_inlas

    Bob dismissed the rumours as arrant nonsense. -added by BagomboSnuffbox

  • (adj.) visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

    synonyms : megascopic

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